Rock Journeyman
“He’s known the world over as the soulful singer/keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago. His featured spots on the hits “Look Away” and “Hard Habit to Break” are among his mainstream highlights. But Bill Champlin’s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before he arrived in Chicago. Bill and the Sons were blowing the doors off venues back in the ’70s – and they returned to doing the same in the late ’90s and into the present.”
— Greg Rule, Keyboard Magazine
Bill Champlin was born in Oakland, California on May 21, 1947 to a musical family. His grandparents, mother and sisters have all been singers. Bill is married to Tamara Champlin, a singer/songwriter in her own right, and is the father of three children. His youngest, Will Champlin, is building a name for himself as a prolific songwriter with a distinct sound.
Champlin’s musical career began in 1961 when he formed a band called the Opposite Six. A year later he began writing music. After forming the Sons of Champlin in 1967 he focused his songwriting talents on producing material for the Sons. “They were breathing fire. They were the most talented of all the San Francisco bands”, said Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. The Sons’ first album, “Loosen Up Naturally”, was released in 1969, followed by six more albums before they broke up in 1977. Many of these have been re-released as CD’s and are currently available for purchase.
After the breakup of the Sons, Bill moved to Los Angeles and worked as a session lead and background vocalist on numerous recordings from 1977-1985. Some of the artists that he has worked with include Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, Elton John, Boz Scaggs, Donna Summer, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, Jimmy Smith, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers. In 1978 he released “Single”, his first solo album. In 1979 he won his first Grammy award for co-writing “After the Love is Gone”, which was later recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire. During the recent Chicago/EWF tours in 2004 and 2005, Champlin was asked to perform this song with them, as lead singer.
The National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) awarded Bill the Most Valuable Player peer award for male background vocalists in 1980. In 1981 he won another Grammy for co-writing Turn Your Love Around for George Benson, and released his second solo album that year, “Runaway”. In 1982 he joined Chicago to record Chicago 16. “Bill’s exactly what we’ve been looking for,” said Chicago’s Robert Lamm. His very distinctive and expressive vocals can be heard on Chicago’s hit, “Hard Habit to Break”.
In 1988 Bill’s recording of the song, “In the Heat of the Night”, was picked up as a show opener by the television show of the same name. The following year Chicago released the song of the year, “Look Away”, featuring Champlin on lead vocals. In 1990 Bill released the critically acclaimed “No Wasted Moments”. That same year he was asked to perform two songs from “No Wasted Moments” at the Tokyo Music Festival, and was presented with their songwriter of the year award.
Next came four solo albums, “Burn Down The Night” (1992), “Through It All” (1994), “He Started To Sing” (1995) and “Mayday” (1996). In July, 1997, “Here in my Heart” topped the adult contemporary charts for Chicago, featuring Champlin on lead vocals. 1997 also saw an a capella release of “West Coast All Stars”, a project he did with Jason Scheff of Chicago, and Toto’s Bobby Kimball and Joseph Williams.
The Sons of Champlin reunited in 1997, with a loyal group of enthusiastic fans traveling great distances to see them perform. They recorded “Live At The Luther Burbank Center” in 1998, as well as “Secret” (CD and DVD) and “Hip Lil’ Dreams’ in 2002.
Bill’s newest release is the solo CD / DVD “No Place Left To Fall”. It was recorded at the Barber Shop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey for the DreamMakers Music label. It was first released by JVC Japan on September 24, 2008, as well as being release for digital downloading, and later released in Europe by Zink Music on December 10, 2008. The U.S. release by DreamMakers was on August 4, 2009.
With “No Place Left to Fall”, Bill Champlin has made the album he was born to make, a career-defining record with an honesty and immediacy that reflect his old-school approach to music – and his complete disregard for the old-model music industry.
“It’s not completely auto-tuned and processed like a lot of CDs are lately,” says Champlin. “It may not be dead-on perfect, but I think the dead-on perfect records are just that – dead.”
“No Place Left to Fall” captures the many sides of Champlin, thanks to Mark Eddinger and Dennis D’Amico at indie label DreamMakers Music who helped him sort through four CDs worth of material to find the 13 gems that best exemplified the range of his artistry. Rather than insist Champlin deliver a particular kind of album that would fit neatly within a genre bin of the now nearly extinct species we knew as record stores, they encouraged him to do it all – ballsy blues numbers, jazz, straight ahead rock ‘n’ roll, funk, R&B and achingly beautiful pop songs that don’t give a damn if they exceed three minutes. “I felt Bill deserved to make a record without having a set of rules,” says Eddinger.
“I went, ‘Wow, you mean somebody wants me to be myself? Dig that!’” says Champlin, who has time and again had to tell major label executives that no, he wasn’t interested in making an album that sounds like the latest flavor of the month. (Go to Champlin’s MySpace page and you’ll see only one artist listed after the obligatory “sounds like” section: Bill Champlin.)
“A lot of times somebody from a band puts out a solo album and you realize it’s just an extension of that band,” says Champlin, who hit the road in November in support of his new album. “That ain’t what this is. This album is an extension of what I do and where I’ve been coming from. Just wait ‘til you hear the live versions of these songs!”
Bill has also left Chicago. According to his official his press release, after 28 years with Chicago, singer-songwriter-keyboardist Bill Champlin is parting ways with the classic jazz/rock band to focus once again on his solo career. The announcement comes on the heels of the August 4th release of “No Place Left to Fall”. “This music is callin’ me,” said Champlin.
The two-time GRAMMY® award winner then launched a successful West Coast tour beginning in November of 2009, with the Bill Champlin Band promoting “No Place Left To Fall”, followed by a Sons of Champlin tour in March, 2010. He was also invited to Norway earlier this year by the Norwegian Kringkastings Orchestra to perform with his wife, Tamara Champlin, in Oslo. More European dates are planned for the near future, along with additional Sons of Champlin dates in July 2010.
In the words of drummer, Billy Ward, “I became a Bill Champlin fan in the early seventies when he led, what was to me, a ground-breaking band, The Sons Of Champlin. He’s written and sang on probably over 400 hit songs, the later ones with the band Chicago. His organ playing has him ranked on most peoples “A” list and he plays the heck out of the guitar as well! He is one of the finest musicians I’ve ever gotten the privilege to play with.” Dennis Cook, in Jambase and Relix Magazine adds, “Age has done nothing to diminish his powers, and in fact, brings nuances to the material that a young cat just can’t muster.”
Discography
Carrie
Black Lodge Records 2023
Tracks: Carrie, Fly Away Now, The Last Unbroken Heart, Carry On (Demo), Time Never Stops & Pamela (Live).
Musicians on the Carrie album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Wiiliams, Peter Friestedt, Jason Scheff, Tomi Malm, Eirik-Andre Rydningen, Lars Säfsund, Tamara Champlin, Per Lindvall, Johan Granström, Janne Peltoniemi, John 'JR' Robinson, Stefan Gunnarsson, Herman Matthews, Per Mathisen & Anders Öjebo.
CWF
Black Lodge Records 2021
Tracks: Runaway, Nightfly, Aria, Two Hearts At War, Still Around, Rivers Of Fear, All That I Want, After The Love Has Gone, Carry On, Evermore, Aria (2021), Runaway (Live) & Nightfly (Live).
Musicians on the CWF album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Steve Porcaro, Randy Goodrum, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin, Per Lindvall, Johan Granström, Ingmar Åberg, Lars Säfsund, Stefan Gunnarsson, Herman Matthews, Jon-Willy Rydningen, Eirik-André Rydningen, Lars-Erik Dahle, Janne Peltoniemi, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Jonas Wall, Andreas Andersson, Jonas Lindeborg, Ove Andersson & Johan Franzon.
Champlin Williams Friestedt
Sony Music 2021
Tracks: Runaway, Aria, Still Around, All That I Want, Carry On, Nightfly, After The Love Has Gone, Two Hearts At War, Rivers Of Fear, Evermore, Lavender Moon (Bonus Track), Ocean Drive (Bonus Track), Aria (Bonus Track), Where To Touch You (Bonus Track), Cheyenne (Bonus Track) & The Best Day Of The Year (Bonus Track).
Musicians on the CWF album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Steve Porcaro, Randy Goodrum, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin, Per Lindvall, Johan Granström, Ingmar Åberg, Lars Säfsund, Stefan Gunnarsson, Herman Matthews, Jon-Willy Rydningen, Eirik-André Rydningen, Lars-Erik Dahle, Janne Peltoniemi, Lou Pardini, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Jonas Wall, Andreas Andersson, Jonas Lindeborg, Abraham Laboriel, John 'JR' Robinson, Wojtec Goral & Magnus Johansson.
Livin´ For Live
Sony Music 2021
Track: I Reason To Believe, Especially Me, Livin' For Love, Show Me, Another Lie, Hey, Alone, Love Lives On, Losin' Ground, A Stevie Song, Too Good For Too Long, Love Has No Heart, The Truth Has Begun, My Time, Slave To The Medicine & A Force We Can't Fight.
Musicians to the Livin' For Love album: Bill Champlin, Bruce Gaitsch, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Hawkins Jr., Tamara Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Gorden Campbell, Lenny Castro, Marc Russo, Alan Hertz, Gorden Campbell, Jason Scheff, Gary Falcone, Tal Morris, Abraham Laboriel , Steve Porcaro, Carmen Grillo & Andreas Carlsson.
Livin' For Love
Imagen Records 2021
Track: I Reason To Believe, Especially Me, Livin' For Love, Show Me, Another Lie, Hey, Alone, Love Lives On, Losin' Ground, A Stevie Song, Too Good For Too Long, Love Has No Heart, The Truth Has Begun & My Time.
Musicians to the Livin' For Love album: Bill Champlin, Bruce Gaitsch, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Hawkins Jr., Tamara Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Gorden Campbell, Lenny Castro, Marc Russo, Alan Hertz, Gorden Campbell, Jason Scheff, Gary Falcone, Tal Morris, Abraham Laboriel , Steve Porcaro, Carmen Grillo & Andreas Carlsson.
2
Sony Music 2020
Tracks: Runaway Dancer, 10 Miles, Love In The World, Amandas Disguise, Between The Lines, Look Away, All That I Want, Restless Love, Price Of Love, Sometimes You Win, Love In The World (Album Version), Letter to God (Unplugged) & Aria (Radio Edit).
Musicians on the 2 album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Tamara Champlin, Michael McDonald, Amy McDonald, Randy Goodrum, John JR Robinson, Frank Ådahl, George Hawkins Jr, Lars Säfsund, Bill Cantos, Stefan Gunnarsson, Per Lindvall, Johan Franzon, Alan Hertz, Erik-Andre Rydhingen, Johan Granström, Ove Andersson, Tomi Malm, Sebastian Robertson, Janne Peltoniemi, Robert Sall, Jonas Hall, Andreas Andersson, Jonas Lindeborg & Staffan Findin.
2
Black Lodge 2020
Tracks: Runaway Dancer, 10 Miles, Love In The World, Amandas Disguise, Between The Lines, Look Away, All That I Want, Restless Love, Price Of Love & Sometimes You Win.
Musicians on the 2 album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Tamara Champlin, Michael McDonald, Amy McDonald, Randy Goodrum, John JR Robinson, Frank Ådahl, George Hawkins Jr, Lars Säfsund, Bill Cantos, Stefan Gunnarsson, Per Lindvall, Johan Franzon, Alan Hertz, Erik-Andre Rydhingen, Johan Granström, Ove Andersson, Tomi Malm, Sebastian Robertson, Janne Peltoniemi, Robert Sall, Jonas Hall, Andreas Andersson, Jonas Lindeborg & Staffan Findin.
10 Miles
LA Project Productions 2018
Tracks: 10 Miles, Amanda´s Disguise, Lavender Moon, Ocean Drive, Letter To God (Unplugged) & Aria.
Musicians on the 10 Miles album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, John "JR" Robinson, Frank Ådahl & Steve Porcaro.
Bleeding Secrets
Moonback Inc. 2018
Tracks: Man Vs Machine, The Only Way Down, Love Knows, Dreaming Of Chagall, Imaginary Friend, They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To, Fireships, Evangeline, You’re Gonna’ Love Someone, Genius, Light Up The Night, Bleeding Secrets & Limbo.
Musicians on the Bleeding Secrets album: Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Gary Falcone, Will Champlin, Steve Porcaro, Francesca Falcone, Gabriella Falcone, Kelly Keagy, Dean Cortez, George Hawkins Jr., Alan Hertz, Burleigh Drummond, Joe Porcaro, Kelly Shanahan, Eduardo G. Del Barrio, Bill Bondine, Terry Landry, Lon Price, Paulie Cerra & Howie Shear.
CWF
Pony Canyon 2016
Tracks: Runaway, Aria, Still Around, All That I Want, Carry On, Nightfly, After The Love Has Gone, Two Hearts At War, Rivers Of Fear, Evermore. Lavender Moon (Bonus Track) & Ocean Drive (Bonus Track).
Musicians on the CWF album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Steve Porcaro, Randy Goodrum, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin, Per Lindvall, Johan Granström, Ingmar Åberg, Lars Säfsund, Stefan Gunnarsson, Herman Matthews, Jon-Willy Rydningen, Eirik-André Rydningen, Lars-Erik Dahle, Janne Peltoniemi, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Jonas Wall, Andreas Andersson & Jonas Lindeborg.
Champlin Williams Friestedt
AOR Heaven 2015
Tracks: Runaway, Aria, Still Around, All That I Want, Carry On, Nightfly, After The Love Has Gone, Two Hearts At War, Rivers Of Fear & Evermore.
Musicians on the CWF album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Steve Porcaro, Randy Goodrum, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin, Per Lindvall, Johan Granström, Ingmar Åberg, Lars Säfsund, Stefan Gunnarsson, Herman Matthews, Jon-Willy Rydningen, Eirik-André Rydningen, Lars-Erik Dahle, Janne Peltoniemi, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Jonas Wall, Andreas Andersson & Jonas Lindeborg.
Live In Concert
LA Project Productions 2013
Tracks: DVD: Goin´Home, Take It Uptown, Hard Habit To Break, Where To Touch You, When You Look In My Eyes, After The Love Has Gone, Turn Your Love Around, Band Introduction, Look Away, This Fall & Satisfaction. CD: DVD: Goin´Home, Take It Uptown, Hard Habit To Break, Where To Touch You, When You Look In My Eyes, After The Love Has Gone, Turn Your Love Around, Band Introduction, Look Away, This Fall & Satisfaction.
Musicians on the Live In Concert album: Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, Per Mathiesen, Herman Matthews, Tamara Champlin & Stefan Gunnarsson.
No Place Left To Fall
DreamMakers Music 2008
Tracks: Total Control, Tuggin´On Your Sleeve, The Truth, No Place Left To Fall, Lover Like That, Lookin´For You, Never Been Afraid, Angelina, Look Away, I Want You To Stay, Never Let Go, Stone Cold Hollywood & All Along. DVD: Introduction, BC Background, Old School, The Songs, Blood Heart & In Conclusion. Extras: No Place Left To Fall Jam, Will Champlin, BC On The Beatles And Bob Dyland & Sons Of Champlin Live! "Gold Mine".
Musicians on the No Place Left To Fall album: Bill Champlin, Billy Ward, George Hawkins Jr., Bruce Gaitsch, Mark Eddinger, Will Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Peter Cetera, Steve Lukather, Angelo Petrucci, Veronica Petrucci, Isabeau Miller, Dennis Matkosky, Leslie Matkosky, Keith Laundry, Beth Hooker, Michael English, Keith Howland, Jerry Lopez, Danny Falcone, Gil Kaupp, Nathan Tanouye, Phil Wigfall, Robert Mader, Jerry Merra & Dave Richardson.
Also released on Victor Records (Japan) & Zink Music (Europe).
Mayday
Victor Records 2008
Tracks: Party Time In D.C., Lovers Tonight, Take It Uptown, Southern Serenade, Backstreets Of Paradise, Organ Solo/In The Heat Of The Night, Headed For The Top, Another Day/Song For My Grandfather, After The Love Is Gone, First And Last, Bass Solo, Gold Mine, Drum Solo & Satisfaction.
Musicians on the Mayday album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, Rochon Westmoreland, Eddie Garcia, Tamara Champlin & Tom Saviano.
Through It All
Victor Records 2008
Tracks: I Must Have Been A Foul, Turn Your Love Around, Just To Be Loved, Proud Of Our Blindness, Come On In, Sound Of The Rain, Through It All, In The Heat Of The Night, Little Sister & Light Up The Candles.
Musicians on the Through It All album: Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Tom Saviano, Greg Mathieson, Bruce Gaitsch, Tamara Champlin, Gardner Cole, Abraham Laboriel, Kiki Ebsen, Mike Murphy, Danny Pelfrey, Dave Koz, Lee Thornberg & Rick Baptiste.
He Started To Sing
Victor Records 2008
Tracks: He Started To Sing, Love Is Gonna Find You, It´s About Time, Party Time In D.C., Love Comes And Goes, Sex Thang, Southern Seranade, One Love At A Time, God Sent Angels & Someone Else.
Musicians on the He Started To Sing album: Bill Champlin, Janey Clewer, Bruce Gaitsch, Abraham Laboriel, Billy Ward, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, George Hawkins, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, David Boruff, Brandon Fields, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Tracy Gable, Jason Scheff & Mario Cippolina.
Burn Down The Night
Victor Records 2008
Tracks: Highest Stakes, The Thunder, For Less Than A Song, Headed For The Top, When Loves Come Around, Still Worth Saving, Same Old Song, In Love To Long, 1st And Last, Fly By The Light, Foreign Fire & Love Will Take You.
Musicians on the Burn Down The Night album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Tris Imboden, George Hawkins, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Casey Young, Luis Conte, Danny Pelfrey, Bill Churchville, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Abraham Laboriel, Terry Haggerty, Tom Scott, Joseph Williams & Dennis Matkosky.
Single
Evangeline Records 2005
Tracks: What Good Is Love, I Don´t Want You Anymore, We Both Tried, Yo´ Mama, Fly With Me, Love Is Forever, Careless, Elayne & Keys To The Kingdom.
Musicians on the Single album: Bill Champlin, David Foster, David Paich, Ray Parker Jr, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, David Shields, David Hungate, Larry Tolbert, Jeff Porcaro, Duris Maxwell, Paulinho Da Costa, Carmen Twillie, Venette Gloud, Bobby Kimball, Michael McDonald, Daryl Hall, Steve Porcaro, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Oscar Brashear, Larry Williams, Bruce Paulsen, George Bohannon & Marty Paich.
Mayday
Champlin Records 1996
Tracks: Party Time In D.C., Lovers Tonight, Take It Uptown, Southern Serenade, Backstreets Of Paradise, Organ Solo/In The Heat Of The Night, Headed For The Top, Another Day/Song For My Grandfather, After The Love Is Gone, First And Last, Bass Solo, Gold Mine, Drum Solo & Satisfaction.
Musicians on the Mayday album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, Rochon Westmoreland, Eddie Garcia, Tamara Champlin & Tom Saviano.
Mayday
Champlin Records 1996
Tracks: Party Time In D.C., Lovers Tonight, Take It Uptown, Southern Serenade, Backstreets Of Paradise, Organ Solo/In The Heat Of The Night, Headed For The Top, Another Day/Song For My Grandfather, After The Love Is Gone, First And Last, Bass Solo, Gold Mine, Drum Solo & Satisfaction.
Musicians on the Mayday album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, Rochon Westmoreland, Eddie Garcia, Tamara Champlin & Tom Saviano.
He Started To Sing
Westcoast Records 1995
Tracks: He Started To Sing, Love Is Gonna Find You, It´s About Time, Party Time In D.C., Love Comes And Goes, Sex Thang, Southern Seranade, One Love At A Time, God Sent Angels & Someone Else.
Musicians on the He Started To Sing album: Bill Champlin, Janey Clewer, Bruce Gaitsch, Abraham Laboriel, Billy Ward, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, George Hawkins, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, David Boruff, Brandon Fields, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Tracy Gable, Jason Scheff & Mario Cippolina.
He Started To Sing
Turnip Music Group 1995
Tracks: He Started To Sing, Love Is Gonna Find You, It´s About Time, Party Time In D.C., Love Comes And Goes, Sex Thang, Southern Seranade, One Love At A Time, God Sent Angels & Someone Else.
Musicians on the He Started To Sing album: Bill Champlin, Janey Clewer, Bruce Gaitsch, Abraham Laboriel, Billy Ward, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, George Hawkins, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, David Boruff, Brandon Fields, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Tracy Gable, Jason Scheff & Mario Cippolina.
He Started To Sing
Polystar Records 1995
Tracks: He Started To Sing, Love Is Gonna Find You, It´s About Time, Party Time In D.C., Love Comes And Goes, Sex Thang, Southern Seranade, One Love At A Time, God Sent Angels & Someone Else.
Musicians on the He Started To Sing album: Bill Champlin, Janey Clewer, Bruce Gaitsch, Abraham Laboriel, Billy Ward, Greg Mathieson, Jerry Lopez, George Hawkins, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, David Boruff, Brandon Fields, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Tracy Gable, Jason Scheff & Mario Cippolina.
Through It All
Westcoast Records 1994
Tracks: I Must Have Been A Foul, Turn Your Love Around, Just To Be Loved, Proud Of Our Blindness, Come On In, Sound Of The Rain, Through It All, In The Heat Of The Night, Little Sister & Light Up The Candles.
Musicians on the Through It All album: Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Tom Saviano, Greg Mathieson, Bruce Gaitsch, Tamara Champlin, Gardner Cole, Abraham Laboriel, Kiki Ebsen, Mike Murphy, Danny Pelfrey, Dave Koz, Lee Thornberg & Rick Baptiste.
Burn Down The Night
Westcoast Records 1994
Tracks: In Love To Long, 1st And Last, Fly By The Light, Highest Stakes, The Thunder, For Less Than A Song, Headed For The Top, When Loves Come Around, Still Worth Saving & Same Old Song.
Musicians on the Burn Down The Night album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Tris Imboden, George Hawkins, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Casey Young, Luis Conte, Danny Pelfrey, Bill Churchville, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Abraham Laboriel, Terry Haggerty, Tom Scott, Joseph Williams & Dennis Matkosky.
Burn Down The Night
Turnip Music Group 1992
Tracks: In Love To Long, 1st And Last, Fly By The Light, Highest Stakes, The Thunder, For Less Than A Song, Headed For The Top, When Loves Come Around, Still Worth Saving & Same Old Song.
Musicians on the Burn Down The Night album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Tris Imboden, George Hawkins, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Casey Young, Luis Conte, Danny Pelfrey, Bill Churchville, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Abraham Laboriel, Terry Haggerty, Tom Scott, Joseph Williams & Dennis Matkosky.
Burn Down The Night
Maxus Records 1992
Tracks: In Love To Long, 1st And Last, Fly By The Light, Highest Stakes, The Thunder, For Less Than A Song, Headed For The Top, When Loves Come Around, Still Worth Saving & Same Old Song.
Musicians on the Burn Down The Night album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Tris Imboden, George Hawkins, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Casey Young, Luis Conte, Danny Pelfrey, Bill Churchville, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Abraham Laboriel, Terry Haggerty, Tom Scott, Joseph Williams & Dennis Matkosky.
Burn Down The Night
Emotion Records 1992
Tracks: In Love To Long, 1st And Last, Fly By The Light, Highest Stakes, The Thunder, For Less Than A Song, Headed For The Top, When Loves Come Around, Still Worth Saving & Same Old Song.
Musicians on the Burn Down The Night album: Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Tris Imboden, George Hawkins, Bruce Gaitsch, Steve Lukather, Casey Young, Luis Conte, Danny Pelfrey, Bill Churchville, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie, Mona Lisa Young, Abraham Laboriel, Terry Haggerty, Tom Scott, Joseph Williams & Dennis Matkosky.
No Wasted Moments
Elektra Records 1990
Tracks: Lovers Tonight, No Wasted Moments, Sticky Situation, Before You Go & The City.
Musicians on the No Wasted Moments album: Bill Champlin, Kevin Dukes, Carlos Vega, Dennis Belfield, Danny Pelfrey, Tamara Champlin, Dan Higgins, Greg Smith, Rick Baptist, Bill Armstrong, Lee Loughnane, Walt Parazaider, Michael E. Hutchinson, Carmen Twillie, Jason Scheff, Bobby Caldwell, Joey Carbone, Gordon Goodwin & John Goux.
Runaway
Elektra Records 1981
Tracks: Runaway, One Way Ticket, Sara, Tonight Tonight, Runaway Reprise, Take It Uptown, Satisfaction, Stop Knockin´On My Door, Gotta Get Back To Love, Without You & The Fool Is All Alone.
Musicians on the Runaway album: Bill Champlin, John Robinson, Jon Pierce, Steve Lukather, David Foster, Tom Kelly, Ed Greene, Richard Page, Paul Lani, Larry Tolbert, Abraham Laboriel, Harry Bluestone, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, Humberto Gatica, Roger Linn, Tom Scott, Kenny Loggins, Gary Grant, Chuck Finley, Larry Williams, Charlie Loper, Bill Reichenbach, Tamara Matoesian, Carmen Grillo, Jay Graydon, Jeff Porcaro, Lee Sklar & James Newton Howard.
Single
Epic Records 1978
Tracks: What Good Is Love, I Don´t Want You Anymore, We Both Tried, Yo´ Mama, Fly With Me, Love Is Forever, Careless, Elayne & Keys To The Kingdom.
Musicians on the Single album: Bill Champlin, David Foster, David Paich, Ray Parker Jr, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, David Shields, David Hungate, Larry Tolbert, Jeff Porcaro, Duris Maxwell, Paulinho Da Costa, Carmen Twillie, Venette Gloud, Bobby Kimball, Michael McDonald, Daryl Hall, Steve Porcaro, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Oscar Brashear, Larry Williams, Bruce Paulsen, George Bohannon & Marty Paich.